Where does “zet” come from?

zet (Dutch) comes from Dutch zetten, from Middle Dutch setten, from Old Dutch setten, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

zet (Dutch): shove, push; move

Definitions

  1. shove, push; move

Ancestry of “zet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzettento set, to put; to typeset; to make ready,...
2Middle Dutchsettento set, to place
3Old Dutchsettento set, place
4Proto-West Germanic*sattjanto set, place
5Proto-Germanicsatjanąto set, to place down
6Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
7Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “zet

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti